New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-31
RITTER TORY COMMENTS.
rrpcrp TO SWALLOW THE HATED PLAN OF "a"
rAIGv-THE DIsGRACED OFFICIAL AT CohA
MR. BALFoUR FEARS TO STRIP FATHER
RYAN OF HIS CLOTHES
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Copyright 1897: Bv The Ncic-f York Tribune
Ioypov. Dec 3O.-lhe ul1asc of the Irish Land
commissioners which explained in my last us
match continues TO he the chief poliucal topic mere
i,d,cd the more il is looked at, the more i'm
nortant it appears The two leading facts III
h-irrs out are: First. that the reductions are
groesquely inadequate to the necessities OF the s'
cation: and second, that their publication Is
comnlcte yindication of the Plan of Campaign
The after idea finds admission in very remark
able way even in the Tory and Unlonist press
This is so notable circumstance that musl quo'c
.me of these opinions. Tie Liberal Choh'''
Echo goes 20 far IS declare that ii is the du'y
o. the Government TO libcrate all the pohueai
,risoLcrs convicted under the Coercion Acu Ii
then goes on to say
Itd all the landlords Of Ireland met facts fairly ana
adjusted rents to altered circumstances there "ouiu
lave been no Plan Of Campaign We go sun iur'hcr
sud say TINT had there been no Plan OF Canpais sh
there would have been Land Net this year NcNcr
let it be forgotten that though the ran oi OdnP"7n u
was illegal II was born of cruel circumstances anu
that the chief campagners sought no ihuVluuA' gam
Never Jet it be forgotten that the Government nfac
tc,uv and eIectuary Acknowledged by their Land
Act that there was great grievance and that TINS
l.ovance was the mother of the Plan of Campaign
The Tory Morning Post" says:
The Land Commissioners have decided upon sys-
tom hot very dIssmiar to that of the leaders OF inc
Plan of Campaign, In a somewhat indirect way IL
g. tr,uossihle 10 deny that kird OF legislative ap-
rroval has been gwen those who pursued the ran
az Campaign
The still more Tory "St Jamcss Gazette" prac-
icallv COMPLAINS that MIR Parncll's Land bill was
Ut accepted. 1t says:
II tho Government and the Leagucrs were so much
agreed on fundamentals, IT IS pity that the legal pro-
ccdure Of the not fastened 50 as TO oseS' @i
tba dangerous illegal procedure OF the Oilcr
Foch and all OF these Cnionst papers denounced
10th Mr. parrclls bill when il was introduced
and the Plan Of Campaign which was the c'hse-
uuence OF the rejection of that measure
The revelations concerning certain Government
'iciols in Cork have developed so far that three
little girls Under the age prescribed by the ne"
Criminal Law Amendment Act have sworn lhlor-
nation against Mayor Roberts Governor OF Coi\
County Jail. "aleging that he committed ac'> Vi
immortality with them" some of these acts h''N'uS
fccn committed within the Cork Court House,
arrange commentary on the Government "ihcl"l re-
sncct for the Coercian temple OF justice Inc
Mavor os Cork and Canon O'Mahony handed over
,bcse informations TO Captain punlett a. chiet
NJ the Uolicc in Cork. for execution, but captain
Plunl1ett on behalf of the police has refused 10
prosecuts in the matter. meeting oi Cofk mag .
ratcs was held to-day TO protest against Inc
scanda rand Q resolution was Unanimously i"ss'u
calling upo1 the police TO do their duty ana
prosecute all further inquiries into these alleged
Offences
Mr.. Palfour has "funlIed" putting the prison
dress on Father Ryan. and he explains his coward
ice by the same mean subtcrfuse which ne auop'eu
10 explain why he funlled7 proceeding WIN Vhe
attack on Mr.. OBricn, after Mr. Oiirien had got
N his suit Of Blarney tweed. lie in fact to use
his own words, shelters himself" under medical
certificate. lie declares that the prison doctor
ov. tho, Father Ryan's heart is weak and that
any attempt to strip him of his clothes might
70 attended with daugcr. This miserable eXpiana-
ton leaves upon Mr.. Bafcur all the odium OF
teing willing TO outrage Father Ryan as he has
outraged tie other political prisoners wille II IS
. confession that lie Is alraid TO do So
TIP. GILL, VI. p.